Quick view Confessions of a Closet Catholic by Sarah Darer Littman  Eleven-year-old Justine Silver follows her friend Mary Catherine, who's Catholic, in giving up something for Lent, so Justine gives up being Jewish. But when her beloved Bubbe suffers a stroke, Justine worries that her religious exploration is... View Details
Quick view Charlie's Raven by Jean Craighead George  The beloved author of "My Side of the Mountain" weaves natural history, myth, and a family narrative about life and death in this poignant tale about a young boy who brings his ailing grandfather a raven, believed to be powerful medicine in Native... View Details
Quick view Bury the Dead: Tombs, Corpses, Mummies, Skeletons, & Rituals by Christopher Sloan Kids are intrigued by death and the rituals that surround it in various cultures. Sloan feeds this fascination with the latest scientific information and shows what archaeologists learn from studying the remains and graves of long-dead humans. Close-up... View Details
Quick view The Young Elites by Marie Lu Adelina Amouteru survived the blood fever, a deadly illness that killed many, but left others with strange markings and supernatural powers. Cast out by her family, Adelina joins the secret society of the Young Elites and discovers her own dangerous... View Details
Quick view Little Men by Louisa May Alcott At the end of "Little Women, " Jo March inherits the Plumfield estate. Now she and her husband have turned it into an experimental school for boys. Here is the continued story of Jo and her husband, Professor Bhaer. View Details
Quick view Incredible Journey by Sheila Burnford A Siamese cat, an old bull terrier, and a young Labrador retriever travel together 250 miles through the Canadian wilderness to find their family. View Details
Quick view Eight Cousins by Louisa May Alcott Orphaned Rose Campbell finds it difficult to fit in when she goes to live with her six aunts and seven mischievous boy cousins. View Details
Quick view I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak After capturing a bank robber, nineteen-year-old cab driver Ed Kennedy begins receiving mysterious messages that direct him to addresses where people need help, and he begins getting over his lifelong feeling of worthlessness. View Details
Quick view Hurricane Song by Paul Volponi An author known for books that capture the pulse of urban life in New York City creates a gripping hour-by-hour portrayal of what life had been like for those left behind in New Orleans as Hurricane Katrina raged, told from the point of view of a young... View Details
Quick view How My Private, Personal Journal Became a Bestseller by Julia DeVillers Formerly ordinary 14-year-old Jamie Bartlett is suddenly doing interviews and book signings, flying to L.A. to hang out with celebrities, and dating the hottest guy in school. Will all the attention go to her head? View Details
Quick view In the Face of Danger by Joan Lowery Nixon Shy Megan Kelly cannot forget the day a gypsy read her palm announcing to all that she would bring trouble to those around her. Afterward, trouble does follow her, until she takes the necessary steps to free herself from the burdens of fear, loneliness,... View Details
Quick view If You Come Softly by Jacqueline Woodson A new love is special and rare, but the world around Ellie and Miah doesn't see it like that. All they see is race: Miah is black and Ellie is Jewish. Will their love survive? An ALA Best Book for Young Adults. A BCCB Blue Ribbon Book. View Details
